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| − | * Jan Hendrik Oort, a famous Dutch astronomer, first postulates the existence of the [[Oort cloud]], the collection of ice and dust at the boundary of a star's influence. |
+ | * [[wikipedia:Jan Hendrik Oort|Jan Hendrik Oort]], a famous Dutch astronomer, first postulates the existence of the [[Oort cloud]], the collection of ice and dust at the boundary of a star's influence. |
| + | * [[wikipedia:Alan Turing|Alan Turing]], British mathematician and cryptographer, proposes what comes to be called the [[wikipedia:Turing Test|Turing Test]] as a means of determining whether a computer can think. |
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Events
- Jan Hendrik Oort, a famous Dutch astronomer, first postulates the existence of the Oort cloud, the collection of ice and dust at the boundary of a star's influence.
- Alan Turing, British mathematician and cryptographer, proposes what comes to be called the Turing Test as a means of determining whether a computer can think.
| 1949 | 20th Century 1950s |
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